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This stone "Fort" was actually a trading post, but let's not split hairs. The replica containing artifacts from the period and historical information about Antonio Geil Y'Barbo are very interesting. I had read that Nacogdoches was the oldest town in Texas, but had never really read the history of the area or the people.
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Built around the late 1700s as a Spanish Colonial home. It was built of stone, by Antonio Gil Y'Barbo, to found the community of Nacogdoches. But, because of the owner's civil and Militia authority it became, a more public property, withstanding 4 revolutionary actions, earning the name, " the old stone fort!"
It has been a home for soldiers, a...
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The "Stone Fort" was built in the late 1700's as a trading post and served a number of purposes over the years in Nacogdoches. It was dismantled in 1902, but rebuilt in 1907 from the original materials and then moved to is present site on Stephen F. Austin University campus in 1936. If your a Texan you will enjoy the...
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You shouldn't visit Nacogdoches without visiting the old Stone Fort. It is history at its most perfect. The only thing not good about it is the hours it's open. It's often been pretty difficult to get by and see it because they have been closed.

Except for the host desk at the entrance, it is like taking a 300-year backward step. Look at the displays, but let yourself experience the feeling of this old building, loving restored to its former self.

Visited this in April. We expected this to contain a lot of local history information. However the dispaly changes approx every 6 months and seems to be more based on the needs of the students at the university. So for them it is probably excellent although for us it was disappointing.

The building is beautiful, and we enjoyed touring the area. Nice location right on campus. The best part of the museum (in my opinion) was reading about the different methods of transporting goods using barges. There were replica's of 3 types of barges used years ago.

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